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the civil rights group now supports marriage equality as a civil right. all but two members of the 64-person board voted to endoors marriage equality saturday two weeks after president obama became the first sitting president to back same sex marriage. >> other prominent african-american artists and athletes have come forward to back the president's evolution, from the music world, rapper jay-z, from the world of sports, floyd mayweather. all is the support bringing new energy and new faces to an already successful equality effort. the no hate campaign is known for these photos showing duct tape over mouths. powerful images illustrating a silent protest to the create dialogue. more than 25,000 have modeled for the campaign including celebrities, lawmakers and every day people. joining me now are jeff partially and jeff buska. a lot of momentum has happened over the last couple of weeks with the president's endorse," the naacp coming out, celebrities coming out to talk about this. we had wanted to get you guys on a long time ago. adam, i want to start with
the civil rights group now supports marriage equality as a civil right. all but two members of the 64-person board voted to endoors marriage equality saturday two weeks after president obama became the first sitting president to back same sex marriage. >> other prominent african-american artists and athletes have come forward to back the president's evolution, from the music world, rapper jay-z, from the world of sports, floyd mayweather. all is the support bringing new energy and new...
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. >>> all right, so rosa parks is the grandmother of the civil rights movement, then richard and mildred loving were the first couple married in 1958. at that time their marriage was illegal in their home state of virginia. their marriage arrest and subsequent court case are the subject of a new documentary airing tonight on hbo. >> when we got up there, we had flashlights. >> they asked richard who was the woman he was sleeping with. i said, i'm his wife and the sheriff said, not here you're not. >> just a small start of the loving story. nancy is the director of "the loving story" and is here to talk about this airing tonight. explain to all of us, remind us of who the up cole was and why they are relevant today. >> this is a humble couple that just wanted to go home to live in virginia, a state that exiled them for 25 years. they were in love. she was part black and part native american. he was white. and they had been arrested five weeks after their marriage and exiled from the state when all they wanted to do was come home. >> it's amazing when we think of their last name of loving,
. >>> all right, so rosa parks is the grandmother of the civil rights movement, then richard and mildred loving were the first couple married in 1958. at that time their marriage was illegal in their home state of virginia. their marriage arrest and subsequent court case are the subject of a new documentary airing tonight on hbo. >> when we got up there, we had flashlights. >> they asked richard who was the woman he was sleeping with. i said, i'm his wife and the sheriff...
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and years later, the call was picked up by members of the civil rights generation. by men and women who knew how to fight for what was right and strive for what is just. this is their day. this is your day. it's an honor to be here to see the fruit of your labor. it's also fitting that this museum has found a home on the national mall. as has been mentioned, it was on this ground long ago, the lives were once traded where hundreds of thousands once marched for jobs and for freedom. it was here that the pillars of our democracy were built often by black hands, and it is on this spot alongside the monuments to those who gave birth to this nation and those who worked so hard to perfect it. the generations will remember the sometimes difficult, often inspirational, but always central role that african-americans have played in the life of our country. this museum will celebrate that history. because just as the memories of our earliest days have been confined with dusty letters and faded pictures, the time will come when few people remember drinking from a colored water
and years later, the call was picked up by members of the civil rights generation. by men and women who knew how to fight for what was right and strive for what is just. this is their day. this is your day. it's an honor to be here to see the fruit of your labor. it's also fitting that this museum has found a home on the national mall. as has been mentioned, it was on this ground long ago, the lives were once traded where hundreds of thousands once marched for jobs and for freedom. it was here...
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to ensure space for civil society, a free media, political parties and an independent judiciary. and to abide by their international commitments to protect our diplomats and property. i will champion free trade and restore it as a critical element as our strategy in the middle east and across the world. the president hasn't signed one new free trade agreement in the last four years. i will reverse that failure. i will work with nations around the world committed to the principles of free kper priente. i will increase friends who share our values but need help defending. and libya, i will support the libyan people's efforts to forge a lasting government that represents all of them. i will vigorously pursue the terrorists who attacked our consulate in benghazi and killed our fellow americans. in egypt, i will use our influence, including clear conditions on our aid to urge the new government to represent all egyptians, to build democratic institutions and maintain the peace treaty with israel. we must persuade our friends and allies to place similar stipulations on their aid. in sy
to ensure space for civil society, a free media, political parties and an independent judiciary. and to abide by their international commitments to protect our diplomats and property. i will champion free trade and restore it as a critical element as our strategy in the middle east and across the world. the president hasn't signed one new free trade agreement in the last four years. i will reverse that failure. i will work with nations around the world committed to the principles of free kper...
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, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties and, quite frankly, i don't see much of a distinction. >> so, ben, education secretary arne duncan followed suit on "morning joe" this morning saying he supports this as well as north carolina preps to vote on an amendment protecting marriage between a man and a woman, north carolina being a key battleground state for the president. meanwhile the hrc has come out in response to vice president biden saying it was encouraged by his remarks. but is now the time, ben, the right time for president obama to come out and speak in support of full marriage equality or does he potentially face a back lash now that the vice president, secretary duncan have come out in support? >> the president and vice president are in the same place on this. you need to look at the administration's record. this is a president who has declined to defend -- who is opposed to divisive and discriminatory measures in the states that could roll back equal rights and protections for gay and lesbian couples. the principle is equal protection under the law. the president a
, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties and, quite frankly, i don't see much of a distinction. >> so, ben, education secretary arne duncan followed suit on "morning joe" this morning saying he supports this as well as north carolina preps to vote on an amendment protecting marriage between a man and a woman, north carolina being a key battleground state for the president. meanwhile the hrc has come out in response to vice president biden saying it was encouraged by his...
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>> well, for months, and i would say for over a year, national nonpartisan civil rights organizations, latino organizations, have been saying that it is an issue. these onerous voter i.d. laws that make it much harder. the irony the problem the hispanic community has is not enough latinos vote. over half are registered. so theish issue is not that latinos are going in droves, it's that they're not voting. >> we heard from a strong voice last night, the first lady who was speaking before the congressional black caucus about this very issue. take a listen. >> this is the movement of our era, protecting that fundamental right, not just for this election but for the next generation and generations to come. because in the end, it's not just about who wins or who loses or who we vote for on election day. it's about who we are as americans. >> as we look at this, this is a large civil rights issue within latino communities. a lot of people will watch this segment, and they'll tweet me, who don't you know that doesn't really have a driver's license or some type of state photo i.d.? a lot of p
>> well, for months, and i would say for over a year, national nonpartisan civil rights organizations, latino organizations, have been saying that it is an issue. these onerous voter i.d. laws that make it much harder. the irony the problem the hispanic community has is not enough latinos vote. over half are registered. so theish issue is not that latinos are going in droves, it's that they're not voting. >> we heard from a strong voice last night, the first lady who was speaking...
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. >> you have to civil right for every vote, and part of it is allocating these resources. when you have to invest resources in different areas, at this point in north carolina, we have the victory centers open and everything, but at the same time, it's moving these resources where, in other key states as well. >> let's shift to an issue, an important constituency. "the new york times" reporting that both campaigns looking at latinos as deciders in three swing states. that's colorado, nevada, and florida. however, mitt romney trails the president among latinos at the moment in a recent pew poll. when you look at phrases like self-deportation, the issue of the use of illegals, which is seen by tb latino community as being very insensitive, how does this resonate, then? how does this show that the romney campaign does, indeed, value this constituency? >> well, i'm a latina, from florida, originally, now in virginia. but i have to tell you something, immigration's an important issue and governor romney has made it very clear that he has a long-term plan for immigration policy
. >> you have to civil right for every vote, and part of it is allocating these resources. when you have to invest resources in different areas, at this point in north carolina, we have the victory centers open and everything, but at the same time, it's moving these resources where, in other key states as well. >> let's shift to an issue, an important constituency. "the new york times" reporting that both campaigns looking at latinos as deciders in three swing states....
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a civil rights attorney and to director of the advancement project. let's start with the argument that a lot of folks make. a lost folks say why don't they have a driver's license or a government-issued id? what's the big deal? what do i say to those folks? >> this is an interesting story in pennsylvania. the declaration of independence was signed here saying we were all created equal, but pennsylvania passed a law that makes us anything but equal. in fact there about 760,000 already registered voter who is don't have id. in fact what's important is that the reason that this was done was for partisan gain. the reason was that obama only won by 650,000 idea $750,000 do not have id. >> let's talk about why folks don't have ids. when people hear that, they don't understand. if you live in washington, d.c. or new york or chicago and you live within a few blocks of work, you might not need a driver's license. >> that's right. you don't need a driver's license. you get on the train or the bus. in fact for many people it's a cross factor of paying for the un
a civil rights attorney and to director of the advancement project. let's start with the argument that a lot of folks make. a lost folks say why don't they have a driver's license or a government-issued id? what's the big deal? what do i say to those folks? >> this is an interesting story in pennsylvania. the declaration of independence was signed here saying we were all created equal, but pennsylvania passed a law that makes us anything but equal. in fact there about 760,000 already...
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, right? that the ideas of things like social security and medicare are moral hazards, bad things. conservatives have always opposed those programs, but the way that the republican party won the reagan democrats away from their former party was by saying, you know what, we respect you, we respect your values. that's sort of what president obama was getting to in his moment. we respect you. well, mitt romney has shown a lack of respect for working-class voters who have become a core of the republican party. that's the big problem here. >> steve, before we get to you, we also have pictures. we're watching, again, paul ryan. he is speaking at a town hall in dover, new hampshire. these pictures here of governor romney about to hop on to a plane. this is all going on right now. we'll continue to listen in. if there is anything of note, we'll have it for you. ezra klein wrote "republicans have become outraged over the predictable effect of tax cuts they passed and are using that outrage as the justi
, right? that the ideas of things like social security and medicare are moral hazards, bad things. conservatives have always opposed those programs, but the way that the republican party won the reagan democrats away from their former party was by saying, you know what, we respect you, we respect your values. that's sort of what president obama was getting to in his moment. we respect you. well, mitt romney has shown a lack of respect for working-class voters who have become a core of the...
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right, but the lgbt community will want to see more from the president on a federal and state level, if they believe that he fully supports this, don't you agree? >> well, not only do i agree, and let me just say i think it's not to be under-estimated the strength and historic nature of the president's words and what that meant to americans and as you said what it meant to continuing to change the hearts and minds of americans. that is not to be under-estimated. but as i said, the president has committed first and foremost and has been on record since his time in the senate, to repealing the defense of marriage act. that is significantly important from the federal level, it's something that we not only need to get the president reelected to be able to do but also need to insure that we have an lgbt friendly majority in the senate and bring back that majority in the house. the president has made clear and i agree with him that we are in this together. he and the community and us and our allies in congress, so to continue to do that work we need all those things to be in place after th
right, but the lgbt community will want to see more from the president on a federal and state level, if they believe that he fully supports this, don't you agree? >> well, not only do i agree, and let me just say i think it's not to be under-estimated the strength and historic nature of the president's words and what that meant to americans and as you said what it meant to continuing to change the hearts and minds of americans. that is not to be under-estimated. but as i said, the...
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we'll listen to newly released audiotapes that show kennedy's real views on the civil rights movement, cuban missile crisis and george romney. all of that when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never been a better time to share your passions... because the results... are you having fun doing this? yeah. that's a very nice cake! [ male announcer ] well, you can't beat them. [ giggles ] ohh! you got something huh? whoa... [ male announcer ] humana understands the value of spending time together that's a lot of work getting that one in! let's go see the birdies. [ male announcer ] one on one, sharing what you know. let's do it grandpa. that's why humana agents will sit down with you, to listen and understand what's important to you. it's how we help you choose the right humana medicare plan for you. because when your medicare is taken care of, you can spend more time sharing your passions. wow. [ giggles ] [
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. >>> civil rights icon congressman john lewis, one of the many speakers who brought down the house last night at the democratic national convention. now with all the power and passion at the podium this week, will that translate into a post-convention bounce for president obama? joining me is the direct junior of university of virginia center for politics. polls showing mitt romney saw no real bounce following his convention in tampa, gallup's daily tracker put him down one point among national voters. the president is coming off what's been deemed a successful convention and jobs report bottom line will result in headlines that say unemployment dropped in august. could those factors add up to a really nice size bounce for president obama that romney missed out on? >> well they could, thomas. i tell the truth, i was surprised that there wasn't even a small bounce for romney. normally conventions produce that. i'll be equally surprised if there isn't a bounce for barack obama as you mentioned perhaps the jobs report this morning will depress that. but, you know, we also have to remember
. >>> civil rights icon congressman john lewis, one of the many speakers who brought down the house last night at the democratic national convention. now with all the power and passion at the podium this week, will that translate into a post-convention bounce for president obama? joining me is the direct junior of university of virginia center for politics. polls showing mitt romney saw no real bounce following his convention in tampa, gallup's daily tracker put him down one point...
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a group called protect all families, they oppose amendment one and say this really is a civil rights issue. a lot of people will know it was only a little over 40 years ago that north carolina accepted interracial marriage. it's rally proving that this amendment essentially making discrimination legal or that would be the opposition's argument to this. how do african-american church leaders reconcile that fact against history? >> well, that's a difficult question to fully answer. i come down on the side of it really being a justice issue. we should not be putting discrimination into our laws against any particular group regardless of how we feel about what their choices are. they should be free to choose. as a person of faith, i believe that god has created us all as free-will agents with the right to choose, and none of us should be trying to play god in the life of someone else for the choices they make. >> sir, what do you think is going to happen when voters go out to the polls on may the 8th? >> i think it's going to be very, very close. but what is interesting, the own speaker
a group called protect all families, they oppose amendment one and say this really is a civil rights issue. a lot of people will know it was only a little over 40 years ago that north carolina accepted interracial marriage. it's rally proving that this amendment essentially making discrimination legal or that would be the opposition's argument to this. how do african-american church leaders reconcile that fact against history? >> well, that's a difficult question to fully answer. i come...
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they are waiting to hear back from the department of justice civil rights division if they will conduct this investigation of the sanford police department. >> the new interim police chief myers, what do we know about him? what's the reaction? >> we know he has more than 30 years law enforcement experience, he's led police forces in michigan and wisconsin. most recently he was the police chief in colorado springs, colorado, where he was cycled out when a new mayor same in and when he spoke with the new mayor, the new mayor made it clear he wanted someone new, so he left that position. >> let's talk about george zimmerman and the new revelation what he's describing the night trayvon martin was shot and killed. what is it about trayvon martin allegedly circling zimmerman's sca car? >> it's a completely new story, the varying accounts and slightly different out of zimmerman's family mens. according to the "orlando sentinel" zimmerman se feared trayvon martin because he was circling his car. there was never any indication from george zimmerman that he was calling from within his car. you ca
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many next-generation democrats, including president clinton say his anti-war, pro civil rights campaign inspired their interest in public service. former democratic senator george mcgovern, dead at 90. >>> now to the white house, it is denying a "new york times" report about one-on-one talks with iran over its controversial nuclear program. it comes at a crucial time in the election. tomorrow is the final presidential debate focused on foreign policy. senator rob portman accused the administration of a leak. >> it's another example of a national security leak from the white house. they've done a lot of that. the other thing that gets interesting about the story, is if it's accurate, it sounds like the u.s. is taking a position that we're likely to jettison our allies. >> there are ongoing mul multilateral talks and potential separate bilateral efforts as described in the article that would short-circuit those in more than one way. >> well you know those bilateral talks, i'm sorry the multilateral talks, they call it the p-5 plus 1. the talks are going nowhere at this point. the sanction
many next-generation democrats, including president clinton say his anti-war, pro civil rights campaign inspired their interest in public service. former democratic senator george mcgovern, dead at 90. >>> now to the white house, it is denying a "new york times" report about one-on-one talks with iran over its controversial nuclear program. it comes at a crucial time in the election. tomorrow is the final presidential debate focused on foreign policy. senator rob portman...
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and policy is important too there is a whole question around civil rights. i would argue way behind. but representation matters. jay-z famously said on his most recent album, when you see me, see you. politics works the same way. you want success to be shared. you want it to be represented. and i would urge the republicans to think long and hard about how to have a leadership structure that looks more like america. >> you just dropped the mic. i love it. i love it. more from the brain trust on the other side of this break as the supreme court is about to take up same-sex marriage. it is being called a watershed moment in the fight for marriage equality. we'll talk about that on the other side of this break. lashawn's got her christmas list. she's looking for a fijit at toys "r" us. let's see if we can get the same item at walmart for less? okay. fijit friends. fifteen bucks on rollback. wow! that's a savings of over 29 bucks! twenty-nine bucks!!?? and they're powered by friendship. see for yourself if you could save on the brands you want. walmart. >>> this
and policy is important too there is a whole question around civil rights. i would argue way behind. but representation matters. jay-z famously said on his most recent album, when you see me, see you. politics works the same way. you want success to be shared. you want it to be represented. and i would urge the republicans to think long and hard about how to have a leadership structure that looks more like america. >> you just dropped the mic. i love it. i love it. more from the brain...
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we have to help these nations create civil societies. >> whether it's supporting women's rights, whether it's supporting religious minorities. they can say that the president of the united states and the united states of america has stood on the right side of history. >> from los angeles to talk more about this, women's health advocate and president obama's supporter, sandra flope. good to have you here. good to see how the debates and the campaign pivoted in to women's issues last night supposed to be the theme of foreign policy. both mitt romney and the president were talking about a lot of things directed at women and mitt romney specifically bringing up gender equality. through the arab spring. is that something that struck you? >> it did. and i think both president obama and mr. romney see foreign policy as something that women care about. and see how we treat women in other countries and our work to encourage their education and development as being an important part of the foreign policy. obama has an extensive record on this both standing with young girls like malala who are figh
we have to help these nations create civil societies. >> whether it's supporting women's rights, whether it's supporting religious minorities. they can say that the president of the united states and the united states of america has stood on the right side of history. >> from los angeles to talk more about this, women's health advocate and president obama's supporter, sandra flope. good to have you here. good to see how the debates and the campaign pivoted in to women's issues last...
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france allows civil unions, but this would extend gay rights. and nascar's sprint season cup finale getting under way. can five-time champion jimmie johnson beat brad keselowski at the miami homestead speedway. >>> if the fiscal cliff negotiations seem familiar, we've seen the movie before. president obama and speaker boehner were unable to reach a debt deal in 2001. one of the by-products of the inaction was a downgrade of the country's credit rating. could this happen again? and what would it mean for the nation's financial standing across the globe? joining me is jared bernstein, senior fellow at the center for budget policies and priorities. good to see you again, when it comes to the credit rating, we've seen it happen before. all three credit rating agencies are saying you've got to put a deal together in washington, if you guys in washington don't get it done, we're going to downgrade your credit. >> we've seen this movie before. it's not a good movie. i will remind viewers that the last time standard and poors did take us down a notch, i
france allows civil unions, but this would extend gay rights. and nascar's sprint season cup finale getting under way. can five-time champion jimmie johnson beat brad keselowski at the miami homestead speedway. >>> if the fiscal cliff negotiations seem familiar, we've seen the movie before. president obama and speaker boehner were unable to reach a debt deal in 2001. one of the by-products of the inaction was a downgrade of the country's credit rating. could this happen again? and what...
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on another level, are you dealing with the civil liberties violation of those that might be in the data. so we have not taken a real position on this yet. >> some people look at this and think, okay, it's logical this is happening right now because we're in a presidential campaign. other people look at this and say, hold up, this is a presidential campaign, this is the sole reason it's happening. >> there's no question in my mind it's based on the election. first of all, we didn't see any of this even during the primaries for the republican party. i mean, they have voter i.d. laws they're trying in many states. they're doing things like voter purge, yet they for some strange reason didn't need government photo i.d. to vote in iowa where we ended up with the wrong winner for several days or any of the republican primaries. it seems strange that these republican legislators need all of these things clear after they go through their primary season. you have to think they're trying to discourage people that may vote against them. >> when we talk about battleground states, obviously florida
on another level, are you dealing with the civil liberties violation of those that might be in the data. so we have not taken a real position on this yet. >> some people look at this and think, okay, it's logical this is happening right now because we're in a presidential campaign. other people look at this and say, hold up, this is a presidential campaign, this is the sole reason it's happening. >> there's no question in my mind it's based on the election. first of all, we didn't...